Constant Jonathan, Chernev Ivan, Gomez Eric
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, USA.
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, USA; Department of Medicine, Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Beckley, WV, USA.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov-Dec;18(6):686-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2014.06.001. Epub 2014 Jun 30.
Shewanella putrefaciens rarely causes infection in humans. In the last few decades a growing number of cases have been described. The following report outlines the case of a 40-year-old immunocompetent white man with S. putrefaciens infective endocarditis. This is the first known case of infective endocarditis due to an apparently monomicrobial S. putrefaciens infection, and the second known case of S. putrefaciens-related infective endocarditis worldwide.
腐败希瓦氏菌很少引起人类感染。在过去几十年中,已有越来越多的病例被报道。以下报告概述了一例40岁免疫功能正常的白人男性患腐败希瓦氏菌感染性心内膜炎的病例。这是首例已知由明显单一的腐败希瓦氏菌感染引起的感染性心内膜炎病例,也是全球第二例已知的与腐败希瓦氏菌相关的感染性心内膜炎病例。